finding joy along the way

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  • Botanical Garden of the Piedmont

    Botanical Garden of the Piedmont

    I am so pleased to be volunteering again for the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont in Charlottesville’s McIntire Park! What a beautiful place to visit now and a wonderful legacy for future generations! In 2008 when I learned about the dream for a garden for all in the heart of Charlottesville, I knew that I…

    February 23, 2022
  • Success!

    Success!

    I was so pleased to snap my first pics of the Monarch caterpillars now appearing live in my pollinator garden. Thanks to Kay and Edwin Poole for all their wise counsel!

    September 3, 2021
  • Celebrate our working friends! It’s national pollinators week again.

    Celebrate our working friends!  It’s national pollinators week again.

    June 24, 2021
  • A shrinking space …

    A shrinking space …

    Who knew there was a moth (Hemaris thysbe) that looks like a minute hummingbird?

    August 3, 2020
  • Happy National Pollinator Week from the Colonnades Gardeners!

    Happy National Pollinator Week from the Colonnades Gardeners!

    June 22, 2020
  • Butterfly Garden

    Butterfly Garden

    Colonnades Gardeners are so pleased to have received our certificate and sign recognizing our Butterfly Garden from the North American Butterfly Association. Thanks so much! We will try to capture some beautiful photos to share as the weeks go by.

    May 21, 2020
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